50: Exchange Star Fruit

"Roar—!"

The Star Beasts let out agonized roars, their voices filled with rage and terror. Their proud Star Core Armor shattered under the Chaos Thunder, revealing starlight-shimmering flesh beneath. Lin Yuan moved like a bolt of lightning, his chaos heaven-grade sword entwined with the Law of Destruction (10%). The sword's tip flickered with a heart-palpitating black glow as he pierced the glabella of the nearest Star Beast.

"Divine Soul Annihilation!"

Seizing the moment the Star Beast was severely wounded, he launched a mental attack, ignoring physical defense to directly obliterate the Star Beast's Soul! The massive body of the Star Beast instantly stiffened, the starlight in its eyes rapidly dimmed, and it finally dissolved into countless motes of light, dissipating into the Void Realm.

[Killed a Tier 5 Mutant Star Beast, Points +100,000]

[Current Points: 220,100]

"What?!" Watching from a distance, Jun Wuye's pupils shrank. For the first time, a crack appeared in his usually calm mask. "He can actually insta-kill a Tier 5 Star Beast?" His voice was full of disbelief, and his fingers subconsciously tightened around the edges of the Yellow Springs Map.

The other Prodigies, however, were locked in a bitter struggle. Flame Without Limit joined five other Prodigies to form the 'Heaven-Burning Demon-Refining Formation,' barely trapping one Star Beast, but the Formation was teetering, and all six had blood at the corners of their mouths. Ye Lingxiao unleashed seven swords at once, severing a Star Beast's wing, only to be sent flying by a retaliatory tail whip, the sound of his ribs shattering clearly audible. Yue Qingshuang's Cold Moon Wheel froze a Star Beast's limbs, but with a breath of star-flame, the ice layer evaporated instantly, forcing her into a pathetic display of constant dodging. The trio from the Spirit Martial Hall couldn't withstand the assault of a Star Beast with a combat power of 7 million stars; all three sustained significant injuries, and Xiao Xuan's arm even hung limp!

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan had gone into a killing frenzy. As a second Star Beast pounced, he met it head-on with the Law of Body (15%). His Primordial Dao Body (+1 million) made his Physical Body comparable to a divine weapon; with one punch, minute cracks appeared in space, and the Star Beast's jaw shattered. A third Star Beast launched a sneak attack from behind, but without even turning his head, Lin Yuan activated 'Divine Soul Annihilation.' 160,000 star-units of Mental Energy transformed into invisible spikes, instantly plunging the Star Beast into a daze. The chaos heaven-grade sword swung back, and the Law of Destruction (10%) split it in half from head to tail. The Star Beast's corpse slowly separated in the air, dissipating into two clumps of starlight.

[Killed two more Tier 5 Star Beasts, Points +200,000]

[Current Points: 420,100]

"This guy... is he really a Lower Realm Cultivator?" a Prodigy trembled, his voice filled with awe and fear. The Magic Treasure in his hand had dimmed, clearly having exhausted its spiritual energy in the previous fight.

Of the original nine Star Beasts, Lin Yuan had slain three alone, while the remaining six were killed by the combined efforts of other Prodigies who had rushed over. The entire battlefield was a mess, with Star Beast corpses floating in the Void Realm, emitting a majestic astral power that illuminated the area like a brilliant galaxy.

Flame Without Limit knelt on one knee, his Heaven-Burning Wheel showing several shocking cracks. He stared fixedly at Lin Yuan, his eyes no longer containing contempt, only deep shock. Ye Lingxiao clutched his chest; three of his seven Flying Swords were broken. He muttered, "Why is his sword dao stronger than mine?" His voice was full of confusion and defeat. Yue Qingshuang remained silent, her Cold Moon Wheel dim and lusterless; she finally understood how laughable her previous provocation had been. Jun Wuye took a deep look at Lin Yuan and whispered, "This person... must not be allowed to live." His voice was soft, yet it contained a chilling killing intent.

Just then, at the very top of the ancient star tree located in the center of the top-tier area, nine Seven-Colored star fruits lit up simultaneously, their brilliant divine light piercing through the heavens. The light was almost tangible, dyeing the entire void into a dreamlike rainbow of colors. Each beam of light contained countless tiny star runes, weaving into profound patterns in the air.

[Supreme Star Fruit is about to ripen]

[Time Remaining: 12 watches (24 hours)]

A mechanical prompt rang in everyone's minds, carrying an irresistible majesty. Lin Yuan looked up and noticed that the Prodigies present were all rushing toward the star fruit tree, disregarding their injuries. Though pale and with blood on their lips, they forced themselves to activate their Magic Treasures, turning into various streaks of light as they streaked through the air. Not just them, all the Prodigies from the Central Continent in the top-tier area were accelerating toward the star fruit tree. For a moment, the sky was filled with vibrant light, like a magnificent meteor shower.

Lin Yuan, however, did not head to the ancient star tree immediately. Instead, he spent 300 points in the System mall to exchange for a Star Beast Tracking Compass. This compass was forged entirely from Star Iron, its surface covered in complex star maps, with a needle made from pure Star Core fragments. He injected Mental Energy into the compass and locked onto the largest Tier 5 Star Beast nest in the top-tier area.

The nest was located amidst a field of shattered star ruins. For thousands of miles around, broken star fragments were scattered everywhere, emitting a faint starlight. Three hundred Tier 5 Star Beasts, known as 'Star-Devouring Demon Wolves,' were entrenched here. Each possessed a combat power of 5 million stars and was as large as a mountain. Their bodies were pitch black, with only their eyes flickering with greedy starlight. They could devour astral power to recover from injuries, and they were exceptionally ferocious when fighting in a pack; ordinary Gathering Origin Realm Cultivators wouldn't dare approach.

But Lin Yuan was precisely not an ordinary Cultivator.

Lin Yuan hid his aura and arrived at the nest entrance. The chaos heaven-grade sword hovered before him, its blade trembling slightly and emitting an excited hum. His gaze was cold and deep, vast as the starry sky: "300 Tier 5 Star Beasts... just right for me to test the true power of the Chaos Law."

He formed hand seals, his fingers moving as fast as butterflies flitting through flowers, each gesture drawing in the Chaos aura of heaven and earth. As the incantation was completed, the entire Star Beast nest was obscured by the Chaos Law. Outsiders could not see what was happening inside, and the Star Beasts inside could no longer escape the area covered by his Law! The 15% Chaos Law within Lin Yuan's body began to circulate wildly. Simultaneously, all his other Law powers—Law of Thunder (40%), Law of Sword (25%), Law of Destruction (10%), Law of Five Elements (12%), as well as the Laws of Wind, Body, Life, and Death—were all drawn in by the Chaos Law, condensing into a grey, hazy Chaos light orb in his palm. The orb looked calm, but it contained world-destroying energy within, even causing the surrounding space to twist and deform.

"Chaos · Myriad Laws Return to Void!"

Lin Yuan suddenly thrust the light orb forward, his movements crisp and decisive, without a hint of hesitation.

"BOOM—!!!"

The Chaos light orb exploded amidst the pack of Star Beasts. In an instant, the space within a ten-thousand-zhang radius was completely distorted, forming a Chaos Domain. All Law powers, under the governance of Chaos, devoured, fused, and annihilated one another, forming an indiscriminate storm of destruction! The Law of Thunder turned into billions of purple-black lightning bolts, piercing through the Star Beasts' bodies like heavenly punishment; the Law of Sword condensed into invisible Sword Qi, tearing the Star Beasts' flesh inch by inch; the Law of Destruction directly collapsed the life force within the Star Beasts; the Law of Five Elements formed elemental turbulence, completely nullifying the Star Beasts' recovery abilities... "Roar—!!!"

The 300 Star-Devouring Demon Wolves didn't even have a chance to struggle before they were ground into a bloody mist by the Chaos storm, their corpses falling like rain. Their Star Cores were completely crushed under the power of Chaos, turning into the purest astral power that filled the air. The entire star ruins trembled under this force, and those broken star fragments were reduced to powder.

[Killed Tier 5 Star Beast × 300, Points +3,000,000]

[Current Points: 3,419,800]

Lin Yuan didn't waste any time. He directly exchanged for 340 Advanced star fruits (10,000 points each), then sat cross-legged in the void and began to frantically refine them! Each of these star fruits was the size of a fist, with seven-colored brilliance flowing on the surface, and the interior seemed to contain a miniature nebula.